‘Back in the classroom, open your books’: Germany cautiously reopens schools
Students in Germany went back to class to take their final exams on Monday as schools that had been shut last month to stem the spread of the coronavirus epidemic began to reopen.
‘We need life again’; Germans flock to shops, worrying Merkel
Germans returned to the shops on Monday, craving retail therapy after a month of lockdown, but Chancellor Angela Merkel was worried that they could increase coronavirus infections again just as the number of new cases had started to slow.
Burkina security forces accused of killing 31 unarmed civilians: rights group
International advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that it believed security forces in Burkina Faso had summarily executed 31 unarmed detainees earlier this month during operations against Islamist militants.
U.S. calls on Beijing to grant freedom of movement to Chinese rights lawyer
The United States on Monday called on China to allow freedom of movement to prominent rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, whom it said has been released after five years of unjust detention, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
Russia quarantines thousands of troops after calling off Red Square parade
Russia’s ministry of defence said on Monday it had ordered thousands of troops into a two-week quarantine after a vast Red Square military parade in Moscow they had been rehearsing for was called off because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
South Africa tries to ease internal Lesotho tension after PM deploys army
South Africa will pursue talks to restore calm in Lesotho on Monday after Prime Minister Thomas Thabane sent soldiers and armoured vehicles onto the streets of Maseru on Saturday to restore order against “rogue national elements”.
Czech markets, dog salons back in business as cautious reopening begins
Farmers markets, craft shops, car dealerships and dog grooming salons opened in the Czech Republic on Monday, another step towards a return to normal life as the government grows more confident the coronavirus pandemic is under control.
Polish opposition, junior ruling party seek election delay
Politicians from Poland’s ruling alliance and the opposition began talks on Monday on delaying next month’s presidential election due to the coronavirus pandemic, amid deep divisions that could deprive the conservative government of its majority.
Business as usual in Iran as malls, bazaars reopen amid coronavirus
Shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Iran on Monday despite warnings by some health officials that a new wave of coronavirus infections could ripple through the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the pandemic.
Coronavirus sweeps through Portuguese hostel housing asylum seekers
The coronavirus has swept through a hostel in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, infecting 138 of the 175 asylum seekers housed there, a municipal official said on Monday.
